“But then Oma tells me of bread, of the six hundred kinds made throughout her homeland, white and gray and black in… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“I ask him to pull the buttermilk sourdough; I'd taken several of my wet starters, fed them vigorously yesterday, and created three… — Christa Parrish Baguette Copy Share Image
“I shape the dough, all of these boules. The plain Wild Rise sourdough, though nothing about it can be considered plain- it's… — Christa Parrish Bread-making Copy Share Image
“Yeast. The word comes to us through Old English, from the Indo-European root 'yes'- meaning boil, foam, bubble. It does all those… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“Jude smiles and explains things much more personably than I, slicing and toasting thick pillows of cinnamon-coated raisin and offering that to… — Christa Parrish Bread and butter Copy Share Image
“Christstollen. I can shake away thoughts of favorite gifts and trips to Oma's house and building snowmen with Santa hats every Christmas… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“I am not Seamus, who tacks emotions to the outside of his skin and whose words charge from his mouth on horseback.… — Christa Parrish Insecure Copy Share Image
“Bread plays favorites. From the earliest times, it acts as a social marker, sifting the poor from the wealthy, the cereal from… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“He halves fresh Brussels sprouts and tosses them in a pan of butter and garlic, squeezes the juice of a lemon over… — Christa Parrish Cooking Copy Share Image
“Tee gives her the milk so dark it looks like the Mississippi flooded into the cup. I can't imagine Tee using any… — Christa Parrish Chocolate milk Copy Share Image
“Cecelia and Seamus both have a day off, Columbus Day, and I invite them to the bakehouse for... well, for no reason… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“Sourdough isn't only for bread. Any grain-based baked good- from crackers to waffles, from muffins to pasta, can be made with a… — Christa Parrish Baked goods Copy Share Image
“What's on the menu for tomorrow?" I ask. "Celery root soup with bacon and green apple. And bean and Swiss chard." "Why… — Christa Parrish Bakery Copy Share Image
“Now it's time to reveal the secret ingredient to be included in our second type of bread. This can be made of… — Christa Parrish Baguette Copy Share Image
“The twelve stay. They eat a final meal with Jesus, and with his hands he tears the unleavened bread and holds it… — Christa Parrish Bread Copy Share Image
“The Hebrews come into the bread eaters' land with no bread of their own. It's famine, and Jacob's sons travel to Egypt… — Christa Parrish Before-christ Copy Share Image
“I keep notations, like my mother. She had notebook after notebook of trials and errors, all written in her perfect penmanship on… — Christa Parrish Bread-making Copy Share Image
